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This splendid collection of Chinese poetry, accompanied by delightful introductory and descriptive essays, spans more than 1000 years. It brings to life the timeless poetry of many of the well known Chinese poets that have lived throughout the ages. Arthur Waley is the most famous Sinologist who has done most in bringing Chinese poetry to the fore of Western public. Hence, no matter what, Waley's historical importance cannot be overestimated...

Originally published in 1907, this rascally collection of Rabbit stories was one of the favorite books of acclaimed writer Joan Didion (The Year of Magical Thinking), who kept this book in her collection throughout her life.. Dorothy, a little southern girl, has a pet kitten named Kim, and every evening after supper site tells one of these stories into his sleepy ears. The rabbit is the hero of the story, but the adventures in which he figur...

Hundred Altars" is a village in Northern Chinn, whose inhabitants are presented so convincingly that one recognises first-hand knowledge of the country. The main theme is the Chinaman's hunger for sons. Chinese beliefs and customs are dealt with in detail here, yet all as part of a novel full of interplay of character. In this impressive novel Juliet Bredon penetrates to the soul of that vast country, revealing its people, its customs, its ...

Quite in Theo. Gift's best vein are these stories adapted from the Birth Stories of Buddha. They teem with wit and satire-which will be fully appreciated by both adults and the children for whom they are written.Some of the tales seem strangely familiar, despite-or in consequence of-their Eastern origin. As is well known, many-nearly all, in fact-of the tales that have been told to children through the Ages are derived from the simple folk-lor...

Clean Your Boots, Sir? This is a captivating story about a hard-working shoeshine boy who is willing to clean the filthy old boots of a farmer, knowing that he doesn't pay very well. Later, a small act of honesty, when he thought no one was looking, causes him to become successful for the rest of his life. An absolute gem of a book for teaching how important it is to have a good character.

The Ancient Wisdom of the Chinese is a warm, inspiring and thoughtful collection of writings of the Chinese sages and poets together with proverbs, maxims, and sayings of the Chinese. This carefully edited and restored edition features Brian Brown's carefully selected fine works of ancient Chinese wisdom. Drawing on the writings of Confucius, Mencius, Lao Tzu, Yang Chu, Chuang Tzu, and many other Chinese Sages and Poets, the translated wr...

To all men who are in a rut and want to get out, this volume is earnestly and sincerely dedicated. Having some reputation as a Hypnotist and an expert student of human nature, I have been written to by many persons for advice and help. Some of them have been hindered in life by some weakness, habit, or personal difficulty which they had failed to master. As I believe in myself, and in the virtue of Self-Help, I advise them how to regard the...

This explains in simple language just what Hypnotism and Mesmerism are, how to mesmerise and hypnotise. The various wonderful results which may be obtained from both , how to use hypnotism safely. Finally, it gives directions for the use of hypnotism as applied to oneself to strengthen the will and attain one's desires.

The book that you're holding in your hands is a new translation for Boym's "Clavis Medica ad Chinarum doctrinam de pulsibus" (The Medical Key to the Chinese doctrines of the pulse). This translation holds many secrets. Boym's work has been much distorted and sadly only printed in fragments. Yet, even after so many centuries there has never been a complete attempt to put together all the fragments and conclusively attach each piece of the puz...

Vincent van Gogh was a controversial artist and the life story of the artist has never been told in such a detailed manner. The well-known art critic Julius Meier-Graefe (1867 - 1935) penned this biography of Vincent Van Gogh in the early 1900's. His particular interest was the French Impressionists and this study of Vincent van Gogh is one of Julius Meier Graefe's most successful books. Meier-Graefe takes the reader along Vincent's journey...

Classic Chinese Love Storied includes some of the best classics from China. Written in a graceful and beautiful style, each story evokes images of overcoming love's obstacles, passion, and the endurance of tragedy. These stories are exceptional in literary merit. Classic Chinese Love Stories is an intoxicating collection of tales of romance, desire, customs, and erotic virtues from mysterious China! This collection of seventeenth century cl...

Lewis Charles Arlington, (author of In Search of Old Peking) is an American who worked in Beijing at the end of the Qing and the beginning of the Republic of China. In this essay he attempted to introduce the subject of Chinese pulses to a western audience. Strictly judging from the medical content of his work, his recitation of the various Chinese pulses is commendable as a quick summary of the basic information on the subject. Although it is...

Peter Goullart was brought up in the Orient and spent most of his life there. Forgotten Kingdom describes his years in the ancient forgotten Chinese Kingdom of Nakhi in Yunnan, by the Tibetan border, where, as a representative of the Chinese Industrial Co-operatives, he really mixed with the people and the culture. It is is a book about paradise by a man who lived there for nine years. It is not easy to write a good book about paradise, but ...

The House Without Windows is an imaginative child's name for the world of untouched nature - because that world is itself nothing but one clear window upon beauty, which is a child's reality. The romantic story, printed exactly as written by a nine-year-old girl, is a clear and delicate record of discontent with ordinary pedestrian reality - with mere human parents and what they can provide. In meadows and woodland, by the sea, on the icy cra...

F.M. Alexander (1869-1955) was an Australian actor who began to experience chronic laryngitis whenever he performed. When his doctors could not help him, Alexander discovered a solution on his own. He had not been aware that excess tension in his neck and body were causing his problems, and began to find new ways to speak and move with greater ease. His health improved to such an extent that his friends and several of the doctors he had consul...

This work dealing with the science of Mesmerism is written by J, Coates, P.H.D., who says as follows-it is written in every-day language. I ask them to take it as it is-as something more than a mere introduction to a most interesting and important subject. In the following pages the difference between Animal Magnetism and Hypnotism may be traced throughout every chapter. To alleviate pain and suffering, to cure others of diseases and ail...

Teach Your Child About Letting Go & Trust This amazing story of a little raindrop going on a journey to find the rainbow will not only boost your children's skills but will also teach them the importance of letting go, trusting your friends, and trusting life. Furthermore, it will familiarize them with the process of watersheds, precipitation, evaporation, and rainfall.

For Chinese, in China and in communities around the world, the lunar new year is the most important and most festive holiday of the year. Following centuries of tradition, family members from near and far still travel to be with loved ones in time to usher out the old year and welcome in the new. Today, all over China, during what is now commonly referred to as the Spring Festival, passenger trains, buses, and river boats are packed with holid...

et Go and Heal is a positive re-affirming guidebook to help you start dealing with and working through emotional issues that hold you back from leading a more fulfilling life! It is a thought-provoking, awareness-raising and human approach to emotions and healing. By blending scientific research, mind/body, and personal experience, this book creates a comprehensive guide to resolving the issues that keep hurting you. A comprehensive handbook a...

This edition of The Mirror of the Simple Soul was originally published in 1927. At that time the author of the manuscript was unknown. It has since been attributed to Marguerite Porete, a French mystic. She was burnt at the stake for heresy in Paris in 1310 after a lengthy trial, after refusing to remove her book from circulation or recant her views. The book is cited as one the primary texts of the medieval Heresy of the Free Spirit. Porete's...